The Best Hikes in the Southern Appalachians
Our Top Ten List (latest version)
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By Region:
Best Hikes in North Carolina/Tennessee
The Alum Cave Trail / Mt. Leconte (GSMNP)
Charlie’s Bunion/The Drop Off (GSMNP)
Black Balsam/Tennent Mountain (Pisgah NF)
Sam’s Knob (Pisgah NF)
Mt. Pisgah (Pisgah NF)
Roan Mountain Highlands (Cherokee NF)
Looking Glass Rock (Pisgah NF)
Max Patch (Pisgah NF)
…The Hikes off the Linville Gorge Wilderness…
Hawksbill Mountain (Pisgah NF)
Shortoff Mountain
Short Hikes off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Gregory Bald (GSMNP)
Big Bald (Pisgah NF)
Standing Indian Loop (Nantahala NF)
Elk Knob (Elk Knob State Park)
Mount Jefferson (Mount Jefferson State Natural Area)
The Gorges (Nantahala NF)
DuPont State Forest
Tanawha Trail (Rough Ridge)
Whiteside Mountain/Devils Courthouse
Yellow Mountain
Panthertown Valley
Wayah Bald
Wesser Bald
Siler Bald
(The previous three could be done in a single 2-3 day hike)
Cheoah Bald
Bob’s Bald/The Hangover
For a MUCH longer hike, try:
The Art Loeb Trail (Pisgah NF)
The Mountains to Sea Trail (From the Atlantic Coast to the Tennessee State Line)
And of course, none of them beat this one:
(Note that many of the short hikes listed above are on the AT, MST, BT and BMT)
Best Hikes in Virginia
Grayson Highlands (Mount Rogers Rec Area)
The Virginia Creeper Trail (Biking)
Sharp Top (Peaks of Otter)
Flat Top (Peaks of Otter)
…The “Virginia Triple Crown”…
Macafee Knob, (Jefferson NF)
The Dragons Tooth (Jefferson NF)
The Tinker Cliffs (Jefferson NF)
Stickler Knob (George Washington NF)
The Three Ridges Loop, GWNF
Other Best Hikes in the Carolinas
South Mountains, NC
Chimney Rock, NC
Best Hikes in West Virginia
Coming soon now, ya hear?
Best Hikes in Georgia
Rabun Bald
Blood Mountain
Springer Mountain/Amicola Falls
Best Hikes in Maryland *technically speaking, it’s the South
Annapolis Rock, AT